CNET Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. What is the recommended stance for a CNET teacher when a participant types themselves but their narrative clearly fits a different type? → Ask deepening questions that invite further self-reflection without assertion
2. In the Narrative Tradition, wings are best understood as: → Flavors or nuances that add complexity to the core type's expression
3. A Type Two in an interpersonal conflict is likely to first experience which internal sequence? → Pride in their giving → resentment when unacknowledged → need suppression
4. In assessing group readiness for deeper Enneagram work, a CNET facilitator should primarily consider: → The level of psychological safety, trust, and relational ground established in the group
5. What are the wing options for Enneagram Type 6? → Types 5 and 7
6. In CNET practice, which of the following is considered the LEAST reliable indicator of Enneagram type? → Behavioral style alone observed by an outside party
7. During a large-group debrief, a facilitator observes a subgroup forming that excludes quieter participants. The most appropriate CNET response is to: → Restructure participation by using a process that explicitly invites all voices
8. In the CNET framework, which subtype is often described as the most intense and merging in interpersonal relationships? → Sexual (One-to-One)
9. Which practice best reflects the Narrative Enneagram's commitment to 'first-person authority'? → Participants are encouraged to self-identify their type through self-reflection
10. Which factor most commonly causes mistyping during the CNET assessment process? → Answering based on aspirational behavior rather than habitual patterns
11. The Narrative Tradition's emphasis on 'non-pathologizing' language in teaching means: → Teachers present type patterns as adaptive strategies rather than disorders
12. Which Enneagram types make up the 'Compliant' Hornevian triad? → Types 1, 2, and 6
13. In the Narrative Tradition, what is the primary method used to help distinguish true type from mistyping? → Panel interviews revealing inner motivation
14. In CNET facilitation, when introducing instinctual variants to a group, what approach is recommended? → Teach variants early so participants understand why same-type people look different
15. When a panelist's account does not seem to match their self-identified type, the Narrative Tradition teacher should: → Continue empathic inquiry to better understand the panelist's inner experience
16. Which skill is vital for effectively teaching the Enneagram narrative method? → Active listening
17. In the Narrative Tradition, 'holding the space' for participants refers to: → Creating a psychologically safe, non-judgmental environment for authentic sharing
18. A CNET candidate asks how to avoid over-relying on external behavior when typing clients. What principle should the teacher emphasize? → Prioritize the core fear and motivation beneath the behavior
19. How many core types are there in the Enneagram system? → 9
20. Which pair of Enneagram types shares the 'Withdrawing' stance in Hornevian theory? → Types Four, Five, and Nine
21. Which description best captures the Type Eight's relationship to vulnerability? → Eights deny and defend against vulnerability because it feels like dangerous weakness
22. A CNET teacher notices a workshop participant seems to fit Type 4 descriptions but is highly social and extroverted. Which subtype might explain this? → Social Four (the counter-type of Four)
23. What does the term 'Holy Idea' represent in Enneagram theory? → The higher cognitive perspective each type loses contact with at the core wound
24. Which Enneagram type most fears being without support or guidance and responds by building alliances and contingency plans? → Type Six
25. How does the Body Center's core intelligence — somatic/instinctual knowing — manifest as a developmental resource according to CNET teaching? → By cultivating awareness of bodily sensation, gut instinct, and present-moment grounding
26. What are the three Centers of Intelligence in the Enneagram as taught in CNET programs? → Head (Thinking), Heart (Feeling), and Body (Instinct)
27. The Enneagram in the Narrative Tradition (EITN) professional training program was co-founded by: → Helen Palmer and David Daniels
28. In the Object Relations framework applied to the Enneagram, Types 2, 5, and 8 are grouped together because they share: → The 'rejected child' pattern of early relational adaptation
29. A Type 3 individual in a panel interview emphasizes their desire to be genuinely loved, not just admired. A CNET teacher should recognize this as: → A sign of healthy development in Type 3
30. The Enneagram's 'law of three' (trialectic) describes which structural principle? → Every dynamic process involves active, receptive, and reconciling forces